Agilent Technologies 8166B User Guide

Performance Tests
Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B, and 8166A/B User’s Guide, Fourth Edition 339
Equipment Required
Equipment required for the Performance Test is listed in the table
below. Any equipment that satisfies the critical specifications given in
the table may be substituted for recommended models.
Part numbers in brackets indicate alternative models.
Table 18 Equipment Required for Performance Tests
Description Model
Mainframe,
Device under Test
Agilent 8163A/B
Lightwave Multimeter
Agilent 8164A/B
Lightwave Measurement Sys-
tem
Agilent 8166A/B
Lightwave Multichannel Sys-
tem
Laser Source Agilent 81650A
(any other Agilent 8165x series
Laser Source)
Agilent 81650A
(any other Agilent 8165x series
Laser Source)
Agilent 81650A
(any other Agilent 8165x series
Laser Source)
Power Sensor Agilent 81632B
(any other Agilent 8163x series
Power Sensor)
(Agilent 81618A or
Agilent 81619A Interface Mod-
ule plus
Agilent 81626B Optical Head or
any other Optical Head from the
Agilent 8162x series)
Agilent 81632B
(any other Agilent 8163x series
Power Sensor)
(Agilent 81618A or
Agilent 81619A Interface Mod-
ule plus
Agilent 81626B Optical Head or
any other Optical Head from the
Agilent 8162x series)
Agilent 81632B
(any other Agilent 8163x series
Power Sensor)
(Agilent 81618A or
Agilent 81619A Interface Mod-
ule plus
Agilent 81626B Optical Head or
any other Optical Head from the
Agilent 8162x series)
NOTE When using a high power laser source of type Agilent 81655A, Agilent 81656A, or Agilent 81657A,
you must use an Interface Module and a high power Optical Head of type Agilent 81626B.
Tunable Laser Module N/A Agilent 81640A/B
(Agilent 81680A/B)
(Agilent 81682A/B)
N/A
Connector Adapter 2 x Agilent 81000AI
(depending on patchcord)
2 x Agilent 81000AI
(depending on patchcord)
2 x Agilent 81000AI
(depending on patchcord)
Singlemode Fiber Agilent 81101AC
(other Agilent patchcord de-
pending on DUT’s conenctor
option)
Agilent 81101AC
(other Agilent patchcord de-
pending on DUT’s conenctor
option)
Agilent 81101AC
(other Agilent patchcord de-
pending on DUT’s conenctor
option)

Agilent Technologies 8166B Specifications

General

Brand	Agilent Technologies
Model	8166B
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English